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Looking Back to 1980

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Middle schoolers use clustering/mind mapping techniques to generate ideas, graphically represent inferences, organize their conclusions and write a report that presents conclusions the writer has reached, and facts substantiating those conclusions.

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archaeology, mount st. helens, the 1980s

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1980s, archaeology, mount st. helens, english language arts
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Grade
6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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3 days
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